Mine detail: Hurricane Claim

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Location: Clallam County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.00785, -123.5021
dep_id: 10047891
mrds_id: M700232
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Trace mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bementite, Hausmannite, Hematite, Rhodonite
gangue: Jasper, Quartz
orebody_fm: LENSES
work_type: Surface/Underground
model: 100: Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula
Reporter: Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Crescent Formation;Crescent Formation
hrock_type: Limestone
tectonic: Active Margin (Leading Edge Of North American Plate)
References:
  • Deposit:: MAGILL, E.A., 1960, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASH.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5530, P. 49-50, 76.
  • Deposit:: DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 25.
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 255.
  • Production:: HUNTTING, 1956
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